Wheel and Axle Unit Deluxe

The Wheel and Axle Unit, to investigate the mechanics of a simple wheel and axle machine and to demonstrate the laws of the formation of equilibrium of moments in static systems.

ATENG 12107 — Wheel and Axle Unit

Bench-top unit.

Anodized aluminum frame and panels made of painted steel.

Main metallic elements made of stainless steel.

The unit is self-contained and includes an anodized aluminum base plate.

• The “ATENG 12107” unit mainly consists of:
• Two pulleys (wheels):
• Material: anodized aluminum.
• Pulley no.1 diameter = 150 mm.
• Pulley no.2 diameter = 75 mm.
  Two cords can be wrapped in either direction around each pulley.
• Axle:
• Material: stainless steel.
  This axle is supported on pivots with two ball bearings.